PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Korczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sol
vs
Korczynski

170 cm
20
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Sol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukasz Korczynski!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sol forces Korczynski back against the cage and clinches.
Korczynski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sol has clasped his hands together around Korczynski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Korczynski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Korczynski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sol prevents Korczynski from escaping the position.
Sol lands some shots froms side control.
Korczynski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sol wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sol working the head with strikes.
Korczynski is trying to get back to half guard.
Sol wants to control but Korczynski is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korczynski trying to remain calm as Sol controls from the top position.
Sol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Korczynski is trying to get back to half guard.
Sol scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol lands a few punches from side control.
Korczynski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sol is looking to take a break and control but Korczynski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sol has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Korczynski is looking to improve his position but Sol isn't that keen on the idea.
Sol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korczynski?
Sol lands a heavy elbow.
Korczynski looks gassed!
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sol content just to control the position here.
Korczynski is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Korczynski hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sol is landing with some decent strikes but Korczynski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Sol.
Korczynski is bucking up trying to escape but Sol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sol with the ground and pound from mount.
Korczynski tries to reverse the position but Sol maintains control.
Sol breaks from Korczynski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sol breaks from Korczynski's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Korczynski is rocked!
Sol looking to finish Korczynski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Korczynski!
Korczynski is still in real trouble! Can Sol finish him?
Korczynski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Korczynski seems to have recovered his senses.
Sol scoring with strikes but Korczynski is staying in there.
Korczynski taking shots to the head.
Sol scoring with strikes but Korczynski is staying in there.
Sol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sol controlling from mount.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korczynski?
Sol cracks Korczynski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol controlling the pace for now.
Sol fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sol with good strikes from the mount here!
Sol controlling his opponent.
Sol scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korczynski?
Sol lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that Korczynski really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Sol connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Korczynski is desperately trying to improve his position but Sol has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sol cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sol landing strikes from the mount and Korczynski is in trouble!
Sol dominating with strikes here.
Sol raining down shots from the mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sol is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Korczynski taking shots to the head.
Sol dominating with strikes here.
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Korczynski is in a horrible position here. Sol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sol connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sol with good strikes from the mount here!
Sol looking to control but Korczynski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sol connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Korczynski's face.
Korczynski working to try and regain half guard.
Sol lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Sol dominated that round.
That's time! Sol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sol gets a clinch.

Sol works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korczynski can do to turn this around?
Sol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sol is in close to Korczynski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sol postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sol scoring with some ground and pound.

Korczynski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sol is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Korczynski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Korczynski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sol pushing down on Korczynski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sol lands strikes from half guard.
Korczynski taking some punishment here, with Sol in his half guard.
Korczynski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sol working Korczynski over with strikes.
Sol seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sol is nestled in close to Korczynski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Viktor Sol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sol passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Korczynski!
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sol with shots to the head and body - Korczynski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Korczynski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sol with shots to the head and body - Korczynski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Korczynski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol scoring with strikes but Korczynski is staying in there.
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sol landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sol looking to control but Korczynski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sol trying to control but Korczynski is having none of it.
Sol working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Korczynski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Korczynski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Sol.
Sol lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Korczynski is trying desperately to improve position.
Sol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sol scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sol postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Korczynski bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sol and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Sol!